Little Women — Page 8

English → Japanese CHAPTER ONE Level 6/10

"I'll tell you what we'll do," said Beth, "let's each get her something for Christmas, and not get anything for ourselves."

「私たちがどうすべきか教えてあげる」とベスは言った。「みんなで彼女にクリスマスのプレゼントを買って、自分たちのものは何も買わないようにしましょう。」

"That's like you, dear! What will we get?" exclaimed Jo.

「それはあなたらしいわ、ねえ！何を買いましょうか？」とジョーは叫んだ。

Everyone thought soberly for a minute, then Meg announced, as if the idea was suggested by the sight of her own pretty hands, "I shall give her a nice pair of gloves."

みんなはしばらく真剣に考えた。それからメグは、自分のきれいな手を見てその考えが浮かんだかのように言った。「素敵な手袋を一組あげましょう。」

"Army shoes, best to be had," cried Jo.

「軍隊用の靴、一番いいものを」とジョーは叫んだ。

"Some handkerchiefs, all hemmed," said Beth.

「ハンカチをいくつか、全部縁縫いしたもの」とベスは言った。

"I'll get a little bottle of cologne. She likes it, and it won't cost much, so I'll have some left to buy my pencils," added Amy.

「小さなコロンのボトルを買うわ。彼女はそれが好きだし、あまりお金がかからないから、鉛筆を買うお金も残るでしょう」とエイミーは付け加えた。

"How will we give the things?" asked Meg.

「どうやってプレゼントを渡しましょうか？」とメグは尋ねた。

"Put them on the table, and bring her in and see her open the bundles. Don't you remember how we used to do on our birthdays?" answered Jo.

「テーブルの上に置いて、彼女を連れてきて、包みを開けるところを見ましょう。誕生日にどうやっていたか覚えていないの？」とジョーは答えた。

"I used to be so frightened when it was my turn to sit in the chair with the crown on, and see you all come marching round to give the presents, with a kiss. I liked the things and the kisses, but it was dreadful to have you sit looking at me while I opened the bundles," said Beth, who was toasting her face and the bread for tea at the same time.

「冠をかぶって椅子に座る番になると、とても怖かったわ。みんながキスをしながらプレゼントを持って行進してくるのを見ていて。プレゼントもキスも好きだったけど、包みを開ける間みんなに見つめられるのは嫌だった」とベスは言った。彼女は同時に顔とお茶用のパンをトーストしていた。

"Let Marmee think we are getting things for ourselves, and then surprise her. We must go shopping tomorrow afternoon, Meg.

「マーミーには自分たちのものを買っていると思わせて、それから驚かせましょう。明日の午後、買い物に行かなければならないわ、メグ。

Vocabulary

私: watashi — First-person pronoun meaning 'I' or 'me'.
たち: tachi — Suffix making pronouns or nouns plural.
が: ga — Subject-marking particle in Japanese grammar.
どう: dou — Adverb meaning 'how' or 'in what way'.
す: su — Verb stem of 'suru', meaning 'to do'.
べき: beki — Auxiliary expressing obligation or 'should do'.
か: ka — Question particle placed at end of sentence.
教え: oshie — Stem of 'oshieru', meaning 'to teach or tell'.
て: te — Conjunctive particle connecting verb phrases together.
あげる: ageru — To give something to someone else as favor.
と: to — Quotation particle or conjunction meaning 'and/with'.
は: wa — Topic-marking particle highlighting sentence subject.
言っ: it(te) — Conjugated form of 'iu', meaning 'to say'.
た: ta — Past tense auxiliary verb suffix in Japanese.
みんな: minna — Pronoun meaning 'everyone' or 'all together'.
で: de — Particle indicating means, location, or group action.
彼女: kanojo — Third-person pronoun meaning 'she' or 'her'.
に: ni — Particle indicating direction, target, or indirect object.
クリスマス: Kurisumasu — Loanword referring to the holiday Christmas.
の: no — Possessive or noun-linking particle in Japanese.
プレゼント: purezento — Loanword meaning 'present' or 'gift'.
を: wo — Object-marking particle indicating direct object.
買っ: kat(te) — Conjugated form of 'kau', meaning 'to buy'.
自分: jibun — Reflexive pronoun meaning 'oneself' or 'myself'.
もの: mono — Noun meaning 'thing' or 'object'.
何: nani — Question word meaning 'what' or 'nothing'.
も: mo — Particle meaning 'also', 'too', or 'even'.
買わ: kawa — Negative stem of 'kau', meaning 'to buy'.
ない: nai — Negative auxiliary meaning 'not' or 'do not'.
よう: you — Auxiliary expressing intention or volitional suggestion.
し: shi — Conjunctive form of 'suru' or listing conjunction.
ましょ: masho — Volitional polite suffix meaning 'let us do'.
う: u — Volitional ending expressing 'let's' or intention.
それ: sore — Demonstrative pronoun meaning 'that' near listener.
あなた: anata — Second-person pronoun meaning 'you'.
らしい: rashii — Suffix meaning 'typical of' or 'seems like'.
わ: wa — Sentence-ending particle often used by female speakers.
ねえ: nee — Sentence-ending seeking agreement or expressing emphasis.
買い: kai — Noun or stem form of 'kau', meaning 'buying'.
叫ん: sakен(de) — Conjugated form of 'sakebu', meaning 'to shout'.
だ: da — Informal copula meaning 'is' or 'are'.
しばらく: shibaraku — Adverb meaning 'for a while' or 'briefly'.
真剣: shinken — Noun or adjective meaning 'serious' or 'earnest'.
考え: kangae — Noun or stem meaning 'thought' or 'to think'.
から: kara — Particle meaning 'from', 'because', or 'after'.
きれい: kirei — Adjective meaning 'beautiful', 'pretty', or 'clean'.
な: na — Adjectival particle linking na-adjectives to nouns.
手: te — Noun meaning 'hand' or 'hands'.
見: mi — Stem of 'miru', meaning 'to see or look'.
その: sono — Demonstrative adjective meaning 'that' near listener.
浮かん: ukan(de) — Conjugated form of 'ukabu', meaning 'to float/come to mind'.
素敵: suteki — Adjective meaning 'wonderful', 'lovely', or 'splendid'.
手袋: tebukuro — Noun meaning 'gloves' worn on the hands.
一組: hitokumi — Counter meaning 'one set' or 'one pair'.
あげ: age — Stem of 'ageru', meaning 'to give' to others.
軍隊: guntai — Noun meaning 'military' or 'armed forces'.
用: you — Suffix meaning 'for the use of' or 'purpose'.
靴: kutsu — Noun meaning 'shoes' or 'footwear'.
一番: ichiban — Phrase meaning 'number one', 'best', or 'most'.
いい: ii — Adjective meaning 'good', 'fine', or 'nice'.
ハンカチ: hankachi — Loanword meaning 'handkerchief' for wiping hands.
いくつ: ikutsu — Question word meaning 'how many' or 'what age'.
全部: zenbu — Noun meaning 'all', 'everything', or 'the whole'.
小さな: chiisana — Adjective meaning 'small', 'little', or 'tiny'.
コロン: koron — Loanword meaning 'cologne' or 'eau de cologne'.
ボトル: botoru — Loanword meaning 'bottle' as a container.
買う: kau — Verb meaning 'to buy' or 'to purchase'.
好き: suki — Adjective meaning 'liked', 'fond of', or 'favorite'.
あまり: amari — Adverb meaning 'not very' or 'not much'.
お金: okane — Noun meaning 'money' with polite honorific prefix.
かから: kakara — Negative stem of 'kakaru', meaning 'to cost/take'.
鉛筆: enpitsu — Noun meaning 'pencil' used for writing or drawing.
残る: nokoru — Verb meaning 'to remain', 'to be left over'.
でしょ: desho — Softer copula expressing conjecture or seeking confirmation.
付け加え: tsukekuwae — Verb meaning 'to add' or 'to append something'.
やっ: yat(te) — Colloquial form of 'yaru', meaning 'to do'.
渡し: watashi — Stem of 'watasu', meaning 'to hand over something'.
尋ね: tazune — Stem of 'tazuneru', meaning 'to ask' or 'inquire'.
テーブル: tēburu — Loanword meaning 'table' as a piece of furniture.
上: ue — Noun meaning 'top', 'above', or 'on top of'.
置い: oi(te) — Conjugated form of 'oku', meaning 'to place/put'.
連れ: tsure — Stem of 'tsureru', meaning 'to bring along someone'.
き: ki — Stem of 'kuru', meaning 'to come', in compound.
包み: tsutsumi — Noun meaning 'package', 'bundle', or 'wrapped parcel'.
開ける: akeru — Verb meaning 'to open' a package or container.
ところ: tokoro — Noun meaning 'place', 'point', or 'moment in time'.
誕生日: tanjōbi — Noun meaning 'birthday' or 'day of one's birth'.
い: i — Stem of 'iru', meaning 'to exist' or 'to be'.
覚え: oboe — Stem of 'oboeru', meaning 'to remember or memorize'.
答え: kotae — Noun or stem meaning 'answer' or 'response'.
冠: kanmuri — Noun meaning 'crown' or 'coronet worn on head'.
かぶっ: kabut(te) — Conjugated form of 'kaburu', meaning 'to put on/wear'.
椅子: isu — Noun meaning 'chair' as a piece of furniture.
座る: suwaru — Verb meaning 'to sit down' on a seat.
番: ban — Noun meaning 'turn', 'order', or 'number in sequence'.
なる: naru — Verb meaning 'to become' or 'to turn into'.
とても: totemo — Adverb meaning 'very', 'extremely', or 'quite'.
怖かっ: kowakat(ta) — Past form of 'kowai', meaning 'was frightening/scary'.
キス: kisu — Loanword meaning 'kiss' as an affectionate gesture.
ながら: nagara — Conjunction meaning 'while doing' two actions simultaneously.
持っ: mot(te) — Conjugated form of 'motsu', meaning 'to hold/carry'.
行進: kōshin — Noun meaning 'march' or 'marching in procession'.
くる: kuru — Verb meaning 'to come' toward the speaker.
だっ: dat(ta) — Past informal copula meaning 'was' or 'were'.
けど: kedo — Conjunction meaning 'but', 'however', or 'although'.
間: aida — Noun meaning 'between', 'interval', or 'period of time'.
見つめ: mitsume — Stem of 'mitsumeru', meaning 'to stare at' intently.
られる: rareru — Auxiliary expressing passive voice or potential form.
嫌: iya — Adjective meaning 'dislike', 'unpleasant', or 'reluctant'.
同時: dōji — Noun meaning 'same time' or 'simultaneously'.
顔: kao — Noun meaning 'face' as part of the head.
お茶: ocha — Noun meaning 'tea', especially green tea, with honorific.
パン: pan — Loanword meaning 'bread' as a baked food.
トースト: tōsuto — Loanword meaning 'toast' as toasted bread slices.
いる: iru — Verb meaning 'to exist' or 'to be' (animate).
思わ: omowa — Negative or conjunctive stem of 'omou', meaning 'to think'.
せ: se — Causative suffix stem making someone do something.
驚か: odoroka — Causative stem of 'odoroku', meaning 'to surprise someone'.
明日: ashita — Noun meaning 'tomorrow' or the following day.
午後: gogo — Noun meaning 'afternoon' or 'PM' time period.
買い物: kaimono — Noun meaning 'shopping' or 'going to buy things'.
行か: ika — Negative or conjunctive stem of 'iku', meaning 'to go'.
なけれ: nakere — Conditional negative form meaning 'if not' or 'must'.
ば: ba — Conditional particle meaning 'if' in Japanese grammar.
なら: nara — Conditional particle meaning 'if' or 'in that case'.

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